December 19, 2005

Ruby on Rails hits 1.0

The scripting language Ruby has reached the vaunted 1.0 status ... and sounds like 1.1 might not be far off. Having used a few applications with a Ruby core, I've been impressed with it. Like many of the Web 2.0 apps, Ruby is an evolving platform. Ready for primetime? You tell me.

Ruby on Railsis a set of tools, or a "framework," for building Web applications with the scripting language Ruby. Started by David Heinemeier Hansson, Ruby on Railshas received accolades for the productivity it brings to developers. Heinemeier Hansson said that the project is already working on version 1.1. In a previous interview, Hansson said that the open-source project will focus on making it easier to deploy and administer Web applications.